Category Archives: 2020 Challenge

Day 186: Feeling Excited About the Day, But Not Because it’s ‘Super Saturday’

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I don’t know if it was because I was listening to Source for Happy by Mo Gawdat before going to sleep last night or because I had seven hours sleep or because it’s the weekend, but I woke up feeling … Continue reading →

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Day 185: A Desk Chair on its Last Legs, and a Little Bit About Happiness

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Today we learnt that we really need to get rid of something before it’s completely worn out. My daughter has been telling me for weeks that she needs a new chair for her desk and I kept saying ‘find one … Continue reading →

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Day 184: Goodbye Rocking Horse, Hello Space and an Important Lesson Learnt

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

This beautiful handcrafted rocking horse has been in our lives for about eight years, and today it left our house in true social distancing style. We carried it downstairs this morning and I gave it a quick wipe over and … Continue reading →

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Day 183: My Achievements Over The Last 6 Months and Planning Ahead

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

There are 182 days in the first six months of the year and 184 in the second. It’s even more unbalanced when it’s not a leap year. So, with there being 366 days this year, by the end of today … Continue reading →

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Day 182: Dreaming About Being Unorganised is a Wake Up Call

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I had the most frustrating dream last night and had to type it up as soon as I woke up… Someone knocked on the door to give me and my husband a lift to a party in London and we … Continue reading →

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Day 181: Gift Wrap Organiser Has Room for 60 Gift Bags, 8 Rolls of Wrapping Paper and More

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

There is no competition between the very flimsy storage bag that turned up yesterday (which I’ll be sending back) and the new heavy duty one that arrived today. Everything to do with wrapping gifts is now in one place and … Continue reading →

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Day 180: Disappointed With the Leg of Lamb and Wrapping Paper Storage Bag… but Loved the Fillet Steak and Homemade Chips

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

My body clock is all over the place at the moment, not falling asleep until 4am last night and then waking up at 9.30 this morning. I haven’t been exercising much lately so I thought that if I went out … Continue reading →

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Day 179: Deciding How Long to Keep the Children’s Old School Books

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I woke up feeling a bit better today so I spent some time in the spare room this afternoon trying to see if I could shift some more stuff. I had put everything into categories a week ago making it … Continue reading →

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Day 178: I Needed a Restful Day Before Taking the Tent Down

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

That’s two nights in a row that my fitbit has shown 50 mins sleep early on in the night followed by 3 hours sleep around 6am. Not good! Me not being able to sleep is mainly to do with my … Continue reading →

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Day 177: A Scorching Hot Day – Perfect Timing for a Day Off

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I have a couple of days off work and it couldn’t have come at a better time as the weather is hot! I’ve also still got tension in my head and neck so I wouldn’t have enjoyed working on the … Continue reading →

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